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CVE-2017-17093 Details

Description

wp-includes/general-template.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 does not properly restrict the lang attribute of an HTML element, which might allow attackers to conduct XSS attacks via the language setting of a site.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1	CVE	PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.1	[email protected]	PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/3713ac5ebc90fb2011e98dfd691420f43da6c09a	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00019.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/11/wordpress-4-9-1-security-and-maintenance-release/	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8968	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102024	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wordpress wordpress	< 4.9.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0 9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 26, 2019	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 4, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 18, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 15, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 6, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]